According to a presentation by Project Manager Jake Eberwein on the potential merger timeline at the Eight Town Regional School District Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the merger process would take at least two fiscal years; the earliest the newly merged school district could operate is July 2025.
Lenox Schools Superintendent Jake Eberwein has appointed a former North County principal and current teacher in Lee to the temporary post through June 30.
The Eight Town Regional School District Planning Board briefly reviewed a draft regional agreement, which covers various aspects of what a potential merger of Berkshire Hills and Southern Berkshire Regional School Districts would look like, at its regular meeting one Wednesday, Sept. 28.
The Great Barrigton Select Board discussed possible issues surrounding its proposed merger of the Berkshire Hills and Southern Berkshire regional school districts in its July 25 meeting, including the possibility of one of the eight towns in the district voting against the merger and how to build an appropriately sized school building for a new school district that would be declining in enrollment.
An education task force and 11 regional school districts have secured state funding to help build out college and professional training for Berkshire County students.